M4A1-S | Fatal Glitch (Battle-Scarred)

Skin overview

Battle-Scarred leaves the green paint as islands on flat surfaces, with the suppressor, handguard and magazine heavily stripped to metal. This is the most affordable way to carry Fatal Glitch, and the colour still identifies it at a glance.

Item type: rifle. The weapon is available only on the Counter-Terrorist side. Classified is the second-rarest weapon tier, only Covert sits above it.

Hydrographic: the pattern is applied as a film over the metal; wear rubs it down to the base, starting with raised parts.

Appearance in Battle-Scarred

The suppressor, ribbed handguard, upper receiver, carry handle and magazine are painted in a bright yellow-green pearlescent coat with a soft sheen. Small orange and red marks, like corrupted pixels, sit on the suppressor, the receiver side and the magazine.

The suppressor and handguard are mostly stripped to metal, and the magazine keeps only fragments of paint. Green survives mainly on flat receiver areas, and the glitch marks are reduced to traces. In game it reads as a grey rifle with green patches rather than a solid green one.

Battle-Scarred quality — float range 0.45–1

The whole float range of M4A1-S | Fatal Glitch is 0–1; Battle-Scarred takes the 0.45–1 segment (55% of the scale). The lower the float within the range, the cleaner the surface looks and the higher a copy is usually priced.

Origin of the skin

The skin’s collection is The Spy Tech Collection with 17 skins in total. It does not drop from a case: the collection has none — such skins come from operation drops, souvenir packages or the market.

What it costs in each quality

Compared with the Battle-Scarred quality, the others go like this:

• Factory New — 4.9× dearer
• Minimal Wear — 2.2× dearer
• Field-Tested — 17% dearer
• Well-Worn — 5% dearer

Based on the cheapest SkinOut.gg listing of each quality, otherwise on the market reference.

Among 12 skins of the M4A1-S in the Classified grade and this quality, this skin ranks 4th by price, counting from the dearest.

Souvenir version

There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Stickers and crafts

Stickers in orange, red or black echo the glitch marks and sit well on the bright green receiver. Holographic or green-toned stickers keep the acid look consistent, while placing one accent sticker near the magazine well ties into the marks there.

What to check before buying

• Check where the float sits within the wear range, since copies near the cleaner end of a grade keep noticeably more paint on the suppressor and handguard.
• Look at how the orange and red marks are placed on the suppressor and magazine of a specific copy, because their position can differ between items.
• Inspect the suppressor tip, handguard ribs and carry handle first, as these parts lose paint before the rest.
• On Souvenir copies, check the applied stickers, since they cannot be removed and change the overall look.

Who the Battle-Scarred quality suits

• Budget buyers who want the cheapest entry to the skin.
• Players who like heavily worn rifles with patches of colour.
• The entry-level way to own Fatal Glitch.